Overview

• U.S. District Judge Susan Illston granted a motion by two federal employee unions to suspend layoffs across more than 30 agencies.
• The injunction bars the government from sending further layoff notices or carrying out already issued separations and requires an exact tally of affected employees by Friday.
• Court filings show roughly 4,100 employees at eight agencies have been terminated so far under the reductions in force.
• Health, Education, and Commerce were among the departments named in filings, and hundreds of erroneous notices were later rescinded.
• The shutdown reached its 15th day as OMB Director Russell Vought warned potential job losses above 10,000 and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent estimated a $15 billion daily hit to output.